Christopher S. Beekman

Dr. Christopher S. Beekman is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Colorado Denver, where he has taught since 2001. His research focuses on sociopolitical practices in ancient western Mexico, particularly analyzing interactions between regional groups and employing multidisciplinary methods to deconstruct static models of subsistence and settlement.

• Current projects include reanalyzing unpublished collections from Los Guachimontones with Dr. Verenice Heredia Espinoza
• Directed excavations at Llano Grande and Navajas sites
• Survey work in La Primavera region and Magdalena Valley

His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Foundation for Mesoamerican Studies, Inc., and the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Beekman has held prestigious residential fellowships at Dumbarton Oaks, Sainsbury Research Unit, and the Getty Research Institute.

Key publications include co-authored volumes on La Cerámica Arqueológica de la Tradición Teuchitlán and co-edited works on nonlinear modeling, shaft tombs, and Mesoamerican migration patterns. He has contributed chapters to edited volumes and articles in journals like Latin American Antiquity and Ancient Mesoamerica.